Thursday, September 13

Scott Swann takes his first win in British Superbike Hell
Performance Moto3 STD race. Following on from his recent 2nd and 3rd place
podiums at Caldwell Park and a 4th place in the British Talent Cup MotoGP race
at Silverstone, the 15 year old Carrickfergus Academy Schoolboy continued his
good run of form into round 6 of the British Motostar Championship. Swann
started the weekend off in fine form posting 2nd fastest time in the dry FP2
session behind Spaniard Victor Rodriguez, then followed this up with his first
pole position this time in a wet qualifying.

Scott's win came in race 2 where a group of 7 plus riders
battled for the lead from the start. Swann was never far from the front,
staying in the mix and leading on a few occasions over the line, but it all
came down to the last lap. Powering onto the back straight Swann was in second
place behind Rodriguez, as they approached the last section of the track two of
the following riders passed Swann in his slipstream, but not to be outdone as
he came off the brakes he passed both on the outside, then entering the second
last right corner he dived on the inside to hold off Rodriguez to the flag and
win by 0.003 of a second. So close was the finish that both riders were unsure
of their position until they completed the cool down lap and entered the
winner’s enclosure.

Swann commented on his brave move saying, “We have been
getting closer all season and I was determined not to miss a chance of
winning, I was losing some speed on the straights with my size on the bike but
I always felt good in the last sector, so I had to make the most of it, it was
tight”. “Apart from making a mistake with suspension set up in race 1, this was
a perfect weekend for us with a pole and race win, I can’t wait for the next
race". Swann has been scoring good points all season moving closer to the
top step and put his recent front running form down to a few changes, “I have
been trying different types of bike training at home and also thinking about
how we approach a race, that and the confidence of a few podiums all helps”.

As the series heads to Oulton Park this weekend, Swann is
lying 4th in the championship just 7 points off 3rd place and
with his recent run of form it is possible we may see the Carrickfergus
youngster back on the podium at one of his favourite tracks.

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